Orange Polenta Cake Recipe

 Orange Polenta Cake

I made this cake sometime ago and never got the chance to upload the recipe. Pictures were taken in a hurry. I can promise you that it tastes better than it looks. Polenta adds a pleasant grainy texture and the cake is super moist.

Orange Polenta Cake

Recipe source: unknown. I didn't make a note of the website, its possible that I used multiple sources.

Ingredients

1½ cups self-raising flour

½ cup sugar

½ cup almond meal (ground almonds)

½ cup polenta

2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind

1/3 cup orange juice

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 tablespoons honey

½ cup oil

Orange syrup/glaze

½ cup sugar

½ cup orange juice

Directions

1. Heat oven to 180°C/360°F. Grease a 20cm x 30cm baking tray and line with baking paper
2. Mix together flour, sugar, almond meal and polenta. Add orange rind, orange juice, egg, honey and oil and mix to combine.
3. Transfer the batter into the baking tray.
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
5. Mix together the sugar and orange juice to make the syrup. Poke all over the cake with a skewer and pour the syrup

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